Engine-starter.



PATENTED MAY 12, 1908.

0. J; COLEMAN. ENGINE STARTER.

- APPLIOATION FILEDAUG. 19-. 1905.

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No.887,O67., PATENTED MAY-12,1908.

c. J. COLEMAN.

ENGINE STARTER. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19,1905.

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No. 887,067. PATENTED MAY 12, 1908.

0. J. COLEMAN.

ENGINE STARTER. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19,1905;

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.tion being UNITED srnrns PATENT OFFICE.

CLYDE J. COLEMAN, OF ROCKAWAY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO CONRAD HUBERT, OFNEW YORK, N. Y.

ENGINE-STABTQB.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 12, 1908.

' 1905. Serial No. 274,819.

Application filed August 19,

and. engine-shaft. Fig. 5 is a detail of the non-rotative disk foractuating the releasing device. Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional detailof the wedge-part and releasing device. Fig. 7 is a side elevation ofthe winding crank. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the starting crank.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLYDE J. COLEMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rockaway, in the county of Morris and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Engine-Starters, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to starting means for engines not self-starting,such as explosion. engines, and means embodying my invention areparticularly adapted for use on engines of automobiles by reason of thefrequent necessityin-the use of automobiles for the performance of thestarting operation.

My invention has for its objects simplicity of construction, durability,reliability in operation, and the realization of other advantages whichwill appear from the following specification.

My invention relates more particularly to engine-starting deviceswherein a powerstoring device supplies the spring or other power tostart the engine, and the power of the engine is thereafter utilized tore-store power in the power-storing device.

. My invention includes improved means for eifecting the connection ofthe power-storing device and the engine including a centrifugal engagingdevice for the power-storing operation and improved means forautbmatically releasing the centrifugal engaging device upon thecompletion of this operation.

My invention also includes means for manually effecting the storage ofpower in the Ower-storing device, and includes various improvements inthe construction, arrange nient and combination of parts, the severalimprovements included in my present invenlargely applicable topower-storing means in general, although shown specifically as combinedwith a retractive powerstoring device, in the form of a spring.

Fig. 10 'is a transverse section of the outer ortion of the startertaken on a plane indicated by the line z z, Fig. 2. Fig. 1.1 is an innerend elevation of the winding sleeve detached, Fig. v12 is a planview ofthe same. Fig. 13 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 22, Fig. 2, and showing, detached, the wedge-carrying part and means foractuating it.

The engine in connection with which the starter is to be used isnotshown in the drawings otherwise than by the illustration .in Fig. 2 ofthe end of its shaft 5, this shaft being coupled to the starter shaft 0by a coupling or clutch device shown as a cup 6 on t e engine shaft,having recesses 7 to receive ro jections 8 from the disk 9 on thestarter s aft 0. The two parts of theclutch are separatelyillustrated inFigs. 3 and 4. p

The direction of rotation of the engine is indicated by the arrow m inFig. 2. The ro tative force to start the engine originates at ther'etractive power device or coiledspring a, which is secure tionary drum(1 and at its inner end, to an outer sleeve fitted to'rotate upon aninner sleeve n which is fitted to rotate upon the starter shaft 0, thisouter sleeve c having ratchet teeth formed at its inner end andcarrying-a cup-shaped rotative art or internal gear ffitted to rotateloose y'thereon and connected thereto by a plurality of spring pawls h,of which three are shown .(see Fig. 1), engaging the ratchet teeth onthe sleeve e when the sleeve is rotated by the power spring a in thedirection of rotation of the enine-shaft c, which is'the direction ofrota- 1 W111 now describe the constructionenn tidn of the power spr ngin its starting or bodying my invention illustrated in theacpower-applying operation. The function of this pawl and ratchetconnection is to prevent the momentum of the parts from carrving thespring beyondits unwound coin ition in the event of the completeunwinding of the spring.

drawings and will thereafter invention in claims.

an inner end elevation of the in section. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalcentra vertical section of the same. Figs. 3 and 4 areface views of thetwo parts of the clutch for connecting the starter-shaft companyingpoint out my Figure l is starter, partly are fitted rotate on studs 'ipro ectmg Fig. 9 is a part end elevation of the same.

at its outer end to a s ta' Planet pinions i, ofwhich three are shown,

' I siderable I m'g engaged during the win approaching itsnormal speeloosely at its inner periphe'r so that spring I so that the s brake-bandu ordinaril the rake actuation of th arm 10 has an eye towhich ma mittin2 man ia from a brake-disk g, this brake-disk bearing upon the, innersleeve n andt againstan en 'n'ut or collar n? screwedthereonhand haiinan outer flange the outer ,eriphe ",of .1, h i'c is fitted to r0-earmgj, ornied by the stationary y -thrus t removable ledge.ylon-tMfififltiOfiiW rin A brake band, enters a M-sha' peripi eralgroove in the brake-disk 9 very nearlyencircles i the brake-disk,andiissecured at one end to thestationary ring g" and is conneoted-atits other end by a chain 5i to --a pivoted edal k pressure upon-thisedal w' ,cause the brake-band to be release the pedal having a lower arm7c controlled by a helical ring acts to tighten the e brake-disk 1 Thus1s disk e is 'eld' froni rotation, but at the will of the operator thebrake may befreleased and the brake-disk permitted to rotate under thepower spring. The lower be connected er device per-.- the braketo bereleased, pedally-or from any suitable oint. The'p anet ,pinions i, whicare, as afore-- rotate onfstuds projectin from the brake-disk 9, havefixedly secured upon on t anactuating rod or chain or ot themplanet-gear wheels m, which mesh with gear-teeth n; formed uponthe innersleeve '1'. A cup .or internal ratchet .u on the outer end ohthis innersleeve-1n."

is cu 12 carries two sets of ratchet-teeth, the teeth g of the innerset, comprising a con-. number of teet being engaged with their pawlsduringthe power-appl mg. or starting operation, 'and' the teeth rloi theouter set', shown as comprisin two teeth, bevhe ratchet-teeth of the twosets arranged to en I tation. 'Bot sets of pawls are carried by the diskt, which is fixedly secured upon the starter-shaft c. The power-p-awls sare piv'-' oted thereon and Weighted so that the weights-twill be thrownoutward and the paws moved inward outof engaging osi-f tions when-theshaft is frotatin at somet ing 4 and the grip between the pawls and theteeth engaged eing - thereby is'loofsen'ed b the forward movefore only{for the pur' .60.

' ployed i'ugallybperated fort 'ment ofthe engine- T ey are alsocontrolled by llghtsprings s--, which throw them into engaging positionswhen the starter-shaft and connected engine shaft are at rest. hesepawls are centrifugally o erated thereos'e of t rowing them he otherpawls u, ems operation, are centrife purpose of throwing them intoengagement a'ndwill be hereinafter out of engagement.

in-thewindin describedg a -Ththrust of the. po'wer spring. a,

when v "and starter-shaft, and

the'planet-gear-wheels m and applied and the brake fr under the powerofthe carried t I imparted to th is fixedly seeured be.imparted to ing 0eration,"

age in opposite directions of-roe Usually, however, the

wound, is exerted upon theouter sleeve e, in

the 'direction of rotation-of the engine-shaft is thereforeimparted om'such outer sleeve e through the pawls h to theinternal gear f gear tothe lanetinions i and planetwhee s m. Loo -paw s v are provided,: en-'planet gearfwheels m and are controlled by s ri'ng fr ction fdisks wpmions i and I anet gear-wheels and are 'conne'ctedto' the lock awls'vbyconnectingrodsofi These friction isks w act, under the unwindih effortof the main spring, to pull thef" pawls 'v'into engagement with-1 theteeth of therebyto lock the planet-gear-wheels and. planet-pmions lockthem and .thefoth above (referred :to from forward movement mainspringso longas the brake-disk gis held stationary by the application of thebrake-band When,*however, the brake-band j is loosened, at the disk ispermittedto rotate, the brake-diskand the lanet-p'inions andlanet-wheels iiereby and. locked ii'o'm rotation thereon by the pawls i;will be rotated as a Whole and their rotative movement will be e'innersleeve n at the gearand from, the -1 nternal 0 e hubs of the planetbear-against the faces-of the om rotation on their'axes andtherefore toer {connected parts vWlllof' the operator, and it ereby the brake teeth11", and the rotation of this sleeve will the starter-shaft c by meansof the ratchet-teeth g and starting pawls s, and the power of thespring, will be applied to rotate the engine-shaft andthus to start theengine. When the pedal 7c is release-d and th-e'brake-band'j applied tothe brakedisk 9, this applicatmnof power to the enine will bedlscontinued. Should the pedal e not released until the power springisunwound, which would not however usually 1 .occur'orbe're uired, theforward rotativfmovement of t e-engineshaft would not be in any mannernor under any circumstances mpeded, as the construction above de--.

scribed permits meansof the startin -pawlss to the inner sleeve n.Further, the" momentum of the parts above described tend toreverselywind the. engine-shaft at all. times .to rotate withoutimparting rotation by could not strain or the spring by reasonof thepawl andratchet connection between the outerrsleeve e, and the internalgear f. engine will have been started before the power of the spring.has been exhausted and the operator will release the pedaleand the brakewillbe applied and thereby the grip of'the starting-pawls .9 upon theratchet-teeth Q will be loosened .and. cen- 'trifugal force will throw.the startin paw ls s inward outof contact with the ratc et-teeth andthey willremain thus out-of engagement and out of contact so long as theengine.-

b --:sha t, and inner sleeve rotating at 5. rate of speed than the outersleeve, so that a minimum effort of the engine quired to,

- the inner s eeve n and power and will not be" is rotated by its ownposition until'the enreturned to engaging 'gine slows down inapproaching its condition of rest. 7 I

It will be noted that by reason of the locking of the lanet'gearing',the outer sleeve e,

engine-shaft will be actuated all at the same s eedv of rotation, andunder these conditions -t e power of'the spring will be applied-'atamaximum in the starting operation; In contrast with this arrangement,the winding wille1 erformed with theengineshaft,startera-higher will berewind the powerspringi The winding eration is not performed until theen-,, gine as attained a predetermi ed speed seected as suitable forsuch 0 eration, so that the power of'the engine Wll not be drawn upontowind the spring. until such powenis sleeve 1 and'the disk on effectedbetween the cup g c, by means of the centrifugal power-stor- *iw it outmaterial interference 25 i am le to performthe winding operation withthe ordinary work of the engine.

The-connection between the engine and power-spring for the windingoperation is on the inner e starter-shaft I in inner position byspringdetents y, conand which act to restrain t sistin of-springpressed rpinsprotruding slight yfrom the centrifugal pawls into depressions in theadjacent faces of the disk, e centrifugal pawls until a sufficientcentrifugal force as been developed to throw them quickly outward intoengaging positions. When the engine has attained the sufficient s eedselected for the winding operation, t ese centrifugal pawls are thrownout into engagement with the ratchet-teeth r and the wi d'ng operationis initiated. The inner sleeve nis rotated and its gear-teeth n impxartrotation to the planet-wheels m and t e friction disks w carriedthereby, moving the lock-pawls v outward and out of engaging -pos1tion.These lock-pawls are moved outwardjnto contact with their continuedmotion of the back-stops '0 and thereby the motion of the friction-disks'w is arrested, butthe lanet-Wheels is retarded only by the frictionalslipyofthe friction-disks. The rotation'of the planetwheels is now upontheir own axes, the. b rakq disk g-being the brake-band j, and theplanet-pinions' 1, irn part-motion to the internal gear f in a directiona ear to that in this movement is transmitted the starter-shaft and minepoint of winding or in the construction shown,

'keys'4 entering the t ed sleeve, and itself held about to bediscontinued. mounted upon the outer face of the disk 3 held fromrotation by [of engagement 'w v p which it was rotated during the"starting opsraizion anld y t 1e paws.

h to the outer sleeve c and the sprlng 1s wound ata very smuch slowerspeed than that of the engine-shaft.

y the sprin ower storing, ust before the spring has been fully wound,and this dispawls To effect this operation,'I provide an externallythreaded sleeve 2 engaging with an internal thread on the outer orspring-carrying sleeve 12 and anon-r0 tativedl'sk 3, having readed' seeve 2, so that it will prevent rotation of the threadfrom rotation byentering notches in its This non-rotative disk Byreason stationary arms10 outerperi hery. is separate y shown in Fig. 5.

of the fact that the threaded sleeve 2 1s non-rotative, it is caused totraverse longitudinallyas the power-sprin unwinds or is wound, andduring the win ing movemerit it is moved outward away from the springjandtoward the cup p. The disk 3 1proj ectin fingers or 1 The winding orpower-storing o eration -1S dlscontlnued automatically Iorretra'ctrvedevice at a predetercontinuance of the winding operation iseffected by disengaging the centrifugal is pushed-putward during thismovement an d is at'all times yieldingly held-against the thwartedsleeve 2 by helical springs 11. Agghown, the sleeve and disk have verynearly feached the outer limit of their movement and the windingoperation, is A roller 12 is and in the position shown has just comeintoengagement with an arm 14 on a pin-- ion l5 fitted to oscillate upona pin projecting from the cup p (see Fig. 13). The rotation of the cupand the outward movement of the disl' d 3 bring these two parts intoengagement and then the further. rotative movement of the cup p causesthe arm 14 and pinion 15 to be partly rotated 'andcauses a partial rota--tion,-' in much smallerv degree, of a disk 16,.

fitted to oscillate andmove longitudinally upon the hub of the cup p,thereby causing wedgethrust-pieces 17, carried by the disk 16 andentering recesses in the having counterpart inclined faces, to be thrustforward against a releasing plate 18, this releasingplate havingdprojecting conepointed pins 19 which sli e in cylindrical perforationsin the disk t and enter'coneshaped reces'ses in the centrifugal pawls u,and by this forward thrusting movement' forcethe centrifugal pawls unward out I thereby disconnecting the. shaft and the power springyanddiscontinuing the windith the ratchet-teeth 1",

' releasin so. as to lock the power-sprm ing' or power-storingoperation. The power-sprmg, bein then released, will 'at once reversethe irection of rotation of the planet-wheels and cause the lockpawls-vto be moved into engaging position agamst'unwinding so long asthebrakeand j is applied to the brake-disk g. The releasing-plate 18which carries the cone-pointed pins 19 will at all times rotate" withthe shaft and so long as the wedgethrust-pieces 17 are advanced willrotate, in contact therewith and be held thereby in po- It; sition tohold the centrifug -p o of engagement. A helical spring 20,be tween thisreleasing plate 18 and-the disk at presses the releasing plate 18against the wedgethrust-pieces 17 and causes it to be retracted out ofreleasing position .when these wedgethrust-pieces are withdrawn. Theoscillating arm 14 is retracted by a spring 21 but continues to-hold thediskv 16 and wedge-thrustpieces 17 in releasing position solong as themainspring is fully wound, and the oscillating arm 1ft is not retracteduntil the beginmug of a starting operation, and although theretraction'of the oscillating arm 14 which then occurs, results in thewithdrawal of the plate 18, the comparatively slow speed ofthe' startingoperatlon will not develop sufiicient centrifugal force to effect theengagement of the centrifugal winding or power-sto'rin engagin mg arms uwill be held out of engagement bvtheir dete'nts y until the attainment"of the predetermined speed of the engine selected" as suflicient for thewinding or power-storingoperation, and upon the; at tainn'ient ofthisspeed, whenever the spring is not fully wound, the centrifugalwinding arms u will engage with their ratchet-teeth r to effect awinding of the spring to its maxi-- mum power-storing capacity.

tect the working parts, and as shown is suscarrying sleeve e.

pended from a beam 22,- which may be a part of the body or frameof anautomobile. An angle-beam'23, suitably secured to the beam 22, hassecured to it the-ring'g', which, as aforesaid, provides a bearing forthe outer periphery of the brake-disk g. The spring ,drum d is securedto the ring g and is supported at its outer end by the bracket 33 and asa bearing for the front end of the spring A smaller drum 24 is securedto the drum (1 and has an opening atits outer endclosed by a pivoteddoor 2 5. For the purpose of initially winding the spring and ofrewinding it vin the unusual.

event of so short'an operation of'the engine that the spring has notbeenwound by the engine, I provideia Winding crank ,26, ex-

ternally' threaded to enter a th'readed'boss ona winding sleeveZi,this-winding sleeve havmeans or clutch, 1 above descn ed, and t '.ecentrifugal wind- 35 The framing is such as to house and pro will firstcause the winding sleeve to be moved longitudinally inward, therebycausing a frusto-conical proj ection' 30 thereon to ends of thestarting-pawls s so as to move the starting-pawls out' of engagement"and .dis-

connect the cup 1) from the shaft. .The further rotative effort of thewinding crank 26 'Will bringl the ends of the cam-grooves 28 ,a ainst ite pins 29 and'then the winding -s eeve 27' and the cup piwill rotatetogether be wound in the-manner ing cam-grooves 28 engagingpins 29 onthe p so that the rotatlvee ort'of the crank looks the power-spring orpower-storing de- 1 vice in wound-up ormax-imum power-storing condition,and that the brake band j-which controls the brake-disk orlock-wheel gis the locking device therefor; It will also be noted thatthe innersleeve n and "thecup p carried 4 thereby. together constitute a partwhich is connected, with the s ring or power-storing device andisutilized eration and in the winding orpoWer-storing.

oth in the starting opoperation, and is".acltuated by. the powerastoring devicein the starting operation and by the engine in thewin 'ngor powenstormg operation and thatthe starter-shaft c isin effect merelyan extension of the engine-shaft 5', while the disk t thereon may bereferred to separately or taken'therewith'as an engine-connected part.It will also .be noted that the engagementof'thestarting and stor-' ingpart and the engineconnected part is effected by lllll-dll'GOtlOIlfilengagin means, the

starting-pawls 8- being engagea le only to transmit power from thestarting and storing part to the engine'connected part and the windingor power-storing pawls it being en- I gageable only to transmit owerfrom the engine-connected 'part tontie starting and storing part.

, 'The arrangement of theJock-wheel and gearing at one side of thepbwerspring and of the engaging means for thestartin'g and stor- 111operations 'andthe releasing means at the other side thereof ispecuharly advantageous in that it assembles together the parts requiring nice adj ustm'ent and thorough lubrication and permits theselatter parts to be L111- 'closed, in a separate portion of the casingwhich may be removed withoutdisturbance of the powerspring and gearing;E

i It "is obvious that various modifications,

, 7o engage and move outward the 1111161 weighted ing ratchet-tooth andmay be made in the construction shown and above'particularly describedwithin the principle and scope of my inventioni What I claim and desireto secure by Letters Patent is v i 1. An engine-starter comprising apowerstoring device, a ratchet member connected thereto, and a rotarypawl carrier connected with the engine, the ratchet member having twooppositely-facing ratchet-teeth and the pawl carrier having acentrifugal starting pawl cooperative with one ratchet-tooth and movableby centrifugal force out of engagement therewith and a centrifugalpowerstoring pawl cooperative with the oppositely facingratchet-toothand movable by centrifugal force into engagement therewith.

2. An engine-starter comprising a powerstoring device, a ratchet memberconnected thereto and a rotary pawl carrier connected with the engine,the ratchet member having two oppositely-facing ratchet-teeth and thepawl carrier having a centrifugal starting pawl cooperative with oneratchet-tooth and movableby centrifugal force out of engagementtherewith and a centrifugal powerstoring pawl cooperative with theoppositelyfacing ratchet-tooth and movable by centrifual force intoengagement therewith, and a etent for restraining the en agin movementof the power storing paw unti the development of a predeterminedcentrifugal force. I

3. An engine-starter comprising a powerstoring device, a ratchet memberconnected thereto, and a rotary pawl carrier connecte with the engine,the ratchet member having two oppositely facing ratchet-teeth and theawl carrier having a centrifugal starting pawl coo erative with oneratchet-tooth and movable y centrifugal force out of engagementtherewith and a centrifugal power-stor-- mg pawl cooperative with theoppositely facmovable by centrifugal force into engagement therewith,and releas- 1n trolled by the power-storing device.

4. An engine-starter comprising a powerstoring device, a ratchet memberconnected thereto and a rotary pawl carrier connected with the engine,the ratchet member having two oppositely-facing ratchet-teeth and the'fugal engine-connected part having a centri starting awl cooperativewith one ratchettooth ant movable by. centrifugal force out ofengagement therewith and a centrifugal power-storing pawl cooperativewith the opositely-facin ratchet tooth and movab e y centrifuge. forceinto engagement therewith, yielding means for moving the starting zwlinto engagement, a detent for restraining the engaging movement of thestoring pawl until the development of a.predeter= mined centrifugalforce, and releasing means means for the power-storing pawl coningdevice,

trolled by the for the storing pawl controlled by the powerstoringdevice.

5. An engine-starter comprising, a powerstoring device, apower-transmitting member connected thereto, a part rotatively connectedwith the engine, a centrifugal engaging device carried by theengine-connected art and movable by centrifugal force into engagementwith the 'power-transmittin member, a wedge-part engagement with thepower-transmitting having an inchne member, means controlled by thepower-storing device for partly rotating the wedge-part relatively tothe power-transmitting member, and releasing means for the centrifugalengaging device operated by the resultant lateral movement of thewedge-part.

6. An engine-starter comprising a powerstoring device, apower-transmitting member connected thereto, a rotating pawl carrierconnected with the engine, a centrifugal awl carried by the pawl carrierand movab e by centrifugal force into engagement with thepower-transmitting member, a wedge-part aving an inclined engagementwith the ower-transmitting member, means controlled by the power-storingdevice for partly rotating the wedge-part, and releasing means for thecentrifugal pawl, such releasinglmeans being carried by and rotatablewith, e pawl carrier and rotating in contact with the wedge part.

7. An engine-starter comprising a powerstoring device, a powertransmitting member connected thereto, a part rotatively connected withthe engine, a centrifugal engaging device carried by theengine-connected part and movable by centrifugal force into enagementwith the power-transmitting memer, a releasing pin having an inclinedface and cooperative with the centrifugal engagand means controlled bythe ower-storing device for thrusting the ,reeasing pin into releasingposition.

8. An engine-starter comprising a powerstoring device, apower-transmitting member connected thereto, a part rotatively connect-'ed withthe engine, a centrifugal engaging device carried by'theengine-connected part, releasing means for the centrifugal engaging idevice, a threaded sleeve controlling the re leasing means, and athreaded part conpower-storing device and cooperative with the threadedsleeve.

9. An engine-starter comprising a power part rotatively conbycentrifugal force into device controlled by the wedge-p power-storingdevice-into operative position and cooperative with the wed e-part, andreeasing means for the centri gal engaging art. 10. An engine-startercomprism'g'apowerstoring device, a power-transmitting member connectedthereto, a partrotativelyconnect ed-with the engine, a centrifugalengaging device carried b the en inc-connected part ugal force intoen-'.

and movable y centr' agement with the power transmitting memeanon-rotative part er, awedge-part having an inclined engagement with thepower-transmitting member, movable by'the power storing device intooperative position, an oscillatin arm and pinion carried by the powertransmlttin member, the arm hein cooperative with t e' non-rotati'vepart an the pina ion actuatin the -wedge-part, and releasing means for te centr' ugal engaging controlled by the wedge' part. 11. Anengine-starter comprising a power- 7 device v storing devlce apower-transmitting. member I connected thereto, a partrotativelyconnecter, a ,non-rotative ed with the engine, a centrifugalengaging device carried b the en ineeconnected part and movable yce'ntr'ugal force into en gagement with the power transmittingmemer, a wede-part having an inclined 'engagement with the power-transmittin mem-'part movable y the power-storing deviceinto operating position andcooperatlve with the wedgeart, and a releasing pinhaving an inclined aceand cooperative with the centrifugal engaging device and controlled bythe'wedge-part;

12. An engine-starter comprising a powerstoring device, apower-transmitting member v with operative with 7 ed with the engine,

- cillatin arm and connected thereto, a'part'rotatively connect-I edwith the engine, a centrifugal engaging de-' vice carried byxtheengine-connected part, a threaded non-rotative sleeve, a threaded partcontrolled by the'power-storing device and 006 erative with the threadedsleeve, a we ge-part having the power-transmitting member, and coaninclined engagement thenon rotative sleeve to be An engine-startercomprising a power-1" part, 1

I means for the centrifugal engaging device vice and controlled gearmpart and the and also including unidirectional; eng

, gagin starting s eeve, av

tion 0 controlled b the wed eart. n 14; n Y a P storing device, apower-transmitting member connected thereto, a part rotatively connectedwith the engine, a centrifugal engaging decontrolled by thepower-storing device and cooperative ivith the wedgeart having anengine-starter comprising a power-1 7 vice carried by theengine-connected part, a

t readed non-rotative sleeve, a threaded part threaded "sleeve, a v jinclined engagement,

w1th t e power-transmitting member," anoscillating arm' andpower-transmittin member, "the arm being cooperative with tenon-rotative sleeve and the pinion actuatingthe wedgeart, and areleasing pin having an inclined i ace andcooperative with thecentrifugal. engaging deby the wed e-part';

n engine-starter compris ng device, a power-transmittm storing memapowerpinion' carried the 1 her, a lock-wheel andmeans for loc ing it,

and t e power-transmitting member and comprising a gear carriefd b.ithelock-wheel, a part operatively connecte an with the engineconnecting the power-storing device eluding centrifiigal engagingmeans/to effect t e power-storing operation and-releasing means .for thecentrifugal "engagingganeans,

aging means to effect the starting operationythef I lock-wheelandgearing being located atz'one side of the power-storing device andthe en.

and 1 releasing the. ot er side (if the 1'6. An spring, a starting andwin nected therewith, means controlling, the same, caring connect ingthe power-spring and-t winding sl means being located at power-storingdevice.

engine-starter comdprising a power- 1n s eeve; con a lockwhee' andlocking 105, estarti n'g and eeve. and comprising a gear-carried by' thelock-wheel and. concentr c with thei and winding sleeve, a" part vopera-.tively, connected wit the engine, ,and means connectmg theengine-connected startin and wihding lsleeve inclu trifuga engagingmeans toeeffect the winding operation and 'releasing'zmeansfor thecentrifu al engaging means,- and also including uni- 'ectionalenga 'nstarting 0 eration, the? oc'k-wheel and gearag n and releasing means beng located at t pr ng:

17; An engine-starter comprising a power spring, a 100 to theower-spring, a Iplanetary gear on the lock-w eel, means for ocking theplan'etary gear. a ainst rotation ong the thrust thereon of the startingf- ]art and ding Ge -.1 I

meanslto eiiectthe e ot er side of the po'w er 1ng be1ng ocated atonefside of the powerspring Iandthe en wheel and lockingmeans con-' vtrongthe same, an internalgear connected its axis inthe dirc- 90 meansconnecting theengine-connected power-transmitting member m- "and meansthereto from the spring against rotation fort of the spring, apower-transmitting in ember concentric with the lock-wheel and havingteeth engaging with the planetary gear, a part rotatively connected withthe engine, for connecting the power-transl mitting member therewith totransmit power for the starting operation and to transmit power from theengineconnected part to the spring for the Winding operation.

18. An en ine-startercomprising a powerspring, a 100 -wheel and lockingmeans controlling the same, an internal gear connected to thepower-spring, a planetary gear on the lock-wheel, a partfrictionally'engaging'the planetary gear and a lockawl connee'ted'tosuch part so that the frictlonal part will actuate the pawl to lock theplanetary gear on its axis in the direction of the thrust thereon of thestarting effort of the spring, a powe -transmi tting member concentricwith the lock-wheel and having teeth engaging with the planetary gear, apart rotatively connected with the engine, and means for connecting thepower-transmitting member therewith to transmit power thereto from thespring for the starting operation and to transmit power from theengineconnected part to the spring for the winding operation. v

19. An engine-starter comprising a powerstoring device, apower-transmitting member connected thereto, a part operatively con-\nected with the engine, means for connecting the power-transmittingmember and the englue-connected part, and manually operable I meansoperative first to disconnect the power transmitting member and theengine-connected part and then to apply power to restore thepower-storing device.

20. An engine-starter comprising a powerstoring device, apower-transmitting member connected thereto, a part operativelyconnectedwith the engine, means for connecting the power-transmittingmember and the en gine-connected part, and a crank-receiving memberconnected to the power-transmitting member and initially movable withrelation thereto to disconnect the power-transmitting member and theengine-connected the power-storing devicev to storing device, apower-transmitting member connected thereto, a part operativelyconnected with the engine, means for connecting the power-transmittinggine-connected part, and a crank-receiving sleeve movably connected withthe powertrapsmitting-member by a pin and a camgroove and havingladisconnecting projection thereon, so that t crank will cause the sleeveto be moved relatively to the-power transmitting member and theprojection .thereon will disconnect the power-transmitting member andtheengine-connected part and the further movement of the crank willcause the'actuation of the power-transmitting member.

22. An engine-starter comprising a shaft connected'with the engine, asleeve concentric with the shaft, a spring surrounding the sleeve, meansfor connecting means for connecting the sleeve with the shaft at theother side of the spring.

23. An engine-starter comprising a shaft connected with the engine, asleeve concentric with the shaft, a power-storing device, gearingconnectingone end of the sleeve with re-store it with means forconnecting the other power, and

sleeve with the shaft to actuate end of the the sleeve.

.24. An engine-starter comprising a shaft connected with the engine, asleeve concentric with the shaft, a spring surrounding the sleeve, meansfor connecting the spring on one side thereof with the shaft to startthe engine and with the adjacent portion of the sleeve to rewind thespring, and means for connecting the shaft with the sleeve at the otherside of the springto and rewind the spring.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

- CLYDE J. COLEMAN Witnesses:

HENRY DVWILLIAMS, BERNARD PowEN.

member and the en-' e initial operation of the actuate the sleeve thesleeve with the spring at one side of the spring, and

